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Memos detail La. governor's inaction on recovering bodies
Federal memos show bodies from Hurricane Katrina lay uncollected in New Orleans for over a week while FEMA waited on Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco to act. The documents, released by a Republican House committee, criticize FEMA delays and highlight political friction between the Bush administration and state officials over the storm response.
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